Where does “sapattivuosi” come from?
sapattivuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.
sapattivuosi (Finnish): A sabbatical year
Definitions
- A sabbatical year
Ancestry of “sapattivuosi”, step by step
sapattivuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuosi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuosi | year |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vooci | year |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oote | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëde | year |
via Finnish sapatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sapatti | Sabbath; sabbatical |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सपत्नी | a co-wife, another wife of one’s husband; a wife... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sapátniH | co-wife |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥pótnih₂ | co-wife |